I think we are going to opt for comfort instead of what we are told is 'in fashion'. Colorado women have always developed their own personal style which is accepted and admired. We especially are quite fond of comfy shoes.
I think we are going to opt for comfort instead of what we are told is 'in fashion'.
Yes-- after a year of being comfy, few will want to back to heels and restrictive itchy fabrics. And a lot of men are probably going to want to ditch the necktie.
Biogen is in the news right now in not a good way, and I have a suggestion for them. This is the company that held a Covid-infested international conference in Boston in February 2020 and has been traced to over 200,000 cases and untold deaths. This is the company that caused my town to be the first to shut down the schools because some Biogen parents had attended that conference and brought the virus into our town early on. They are drug research and development company. They should have known better. But their number one concern is profit of course.
Now they are in the news for getting a controversial costly drug through the FDA faster than the speed of light. The Alzheimer's supposed treatment will cost $56,000 a year to take it.
I suggest they provide it for free as a beginning gesture, just a gesture, mind you, of pay back to the US public.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/25/business/biogen-defends-price-alzheimers-drug-amid-furor/
Sometimes, this is the new normal unfortunately.
Where were the chaperones? Having been a chaperone on many over nights high school field trips, including ones which involved plane trips of 5 hours or more, I ask, where were the chaperones? If this happened with students I was chaperoning, they would not have been allowed to continue on their journey and they would be writing apology letters. They also likely NEVER would have done this to begin with.
Oh wait...
The post-graduation Bahamas trip was privately organized by students and their parents, according to WHDH 7News. The group’s only adult chaperone was no older than 22, CNN said.
Yeah. That is your problem right there.
They were allowed to travel the next day. Totally not cool. Nobody who objected to a mask should have been allowed to go the next day...
A happy post, I am delighted to report, regarding reopening. Tonight, I attended a regional opera performance of Man of La Mancha. It was performed in an open air theater with a live orchestra. It was so..um.. delicious... to be listening to stirring music, beautiful voices, passionate performances and well, yes, even the frogs croaking a chorus in the background.
COVID seating was enforced so that the audience was spread out but when the applause started, one could believe there were four times the number of people in the enthusiastic audience. The artists seemed surprised and pleased by the standing ovation, whistles and bravos. We were all so grateful to be there.
The arts are a balm to my soul. I hope this deep appreciation is a new normal and that all who wish it could have access to whatever art form/s that nourishes and inspires them.
Lately, my mom said that the doctor's office has resumed in-person visits while my cousin has resumed in-office work as a civil servant. Mayor de Blasio has ordered the municipal workers back into offices back in May. However, I feel that certain workers still have the option of working remotely depending on the job.
@jeanne-mayell and sadly.. it doesn't even work that well!!! Another cash cow medication snake oil being peddled to those who desperately need care and true help. Pah! They leave a very bad taste in my mouth.
Wouldn't it be lovely if they stopped developing nostrums to treat symptoms and focused on well care and prevention and true Healing instead of these ghastly costly medications that fleece those who need help most?
Lately, my mom said that the doctor's office has resumed in-person visits while my cousin has resumed in-office work as a civil servant. Mayor de Blasio has ordered the municipal workers back into offices back in May. However, I feel that certain workers still have the option of working remotely depending on the job.
Right now it feels like this “reopening” and “return to normal” is too much too soon. It feels wrong and premature. I’m a state worker (NY capital district) and I really wish my agency weren’t pushing so hard for everyone to be back in the office at “pre-pandemic” levels by September. Masks are mandated for the unvaccinated, but there’s no way to know who is and isn’t. Even though my husband and I are vaccinated, I have a small child who can’t be vaccinated and I’m also pregnant (due January 1st) and I’m terrified that I’m going to be stuck going into the office full-time again right after the baby is here with no options, while this delta variant runs rampant through the country. My job can (and has) been done 100% successfully from home and there’s no real reason as far as I can tell to be pushing everyone into the office at this point. I’ve also only been in this position for little over a year and I’m going to have to use all of my time off since there are no parental/maternity leave options available, and I’m going to have to put my 9-week-old baby in daycare in the middle of winter without any sick time available if telecommuting isn’t an option (which of course, no one can give me a straight answer about telecommuting right now). Anyway, just ranting (sorry!)- my anxiety levels are through the roof these days and I feel like I have to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Sigh.
@nelysthealchemist I hear you and I agree with you. I pray that they will accommodate you and others who are not ready to return to the office.
You would think there would be an accommodation that could be made. Especially since the job is going going from at home. Remind us as your due date gets closer so we can all send you positive energy and pray for a good outcome.